China authorities arrest 2 for smashing shortcut through Great Wall with excavator
China's Great Wall has been pierced by Genghis Khan, the Manchus, and now, allegedly, a couple of construction workers named Zheng and Wang who wanted a shortcut.
US Open fan expelled after German player alleged the man uttered Nazi phrase
A fan was ejected from a U.S. Open tennis match early Tuesday morning after German player Alexander Zverev complained the man used language from Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime.
Delta flight from Atlanta forced to return after passenger reportedly suffers diarrhea on plane
A Delta pilot allegedly had to make an emergency landing back to the origin city when a passenger's loose bowels resulted in diarrhea all the way through the plane. A supposed snippet of the pilot's call was shared on social media.
Air Canada passengers kicked off flight for refusing to sit on vomit-covered seats
An Air Canada passenger claims that two of her fellow travelers were recently escorted off a plane because they refused to sit on vomit-covered seats for a five-hour flight.
Heavy rain prompts shutdowns and evacuations in central Spain
Forecasts of heavy rain in central Spain on Sunday led authorities to shut down train lines, cancel a Spanish league soccer game and order citizens to stay indoors.
Disposable vapes will soon be banned in France, prime minister says
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne says disposable vapes will soon be banned in the country as part of a national anti-smoking plan.
Biden to present Medal of Honor to heroic Vietnam War-era Army Pilot Larry Taylor
As an Army first lieutenant and Cobra helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War, Larry Taylor flew hundreds of missions and saved countless lives.
Tourists shot dead after riding jet skis across unfriendly country's sea border
Algeria's coast guard fired on the tourists who broached territorial waters from Morocco.
Former Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed dies at 94
Mohamed Al Fayed, the flamboyant Egypt-born businessman whose son was killed in a car crash with Princess Diana, has died, his family says.
Worm plucked from woman’s brain
A neurosurgeon investigating a woman’s mystery symptoms in an Australian hospital says she plucked a wriggling worm from the patient’s brain. Surgeon Hari Priya Bandi was performing a biopsy through a hole in the 64-year-old patient’s skull at Canberra Hospital last year when she used forceps to pull out the parasite, which measured 8 centimeters, or 3 inches.
At least 74 dead after fire rips through rundown building in South Africa
At least 12 of those killed were children, the youngest a 1-year-old, according to city and medical officials.
Saudi man gets death sentence for posts on social media
A Saudi court has sentenced a man to death over his posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, and his activity on YouTube.
Revelers hurl tomatoes at each other and streets awash in red pulp in Spanish town's Tomatina party
Some 15,000 people, including many tourists, have pasted each other with tomatoes in Spain’s annual “Tomatina" street battle in the eastern town of Buñol.
Archaeologists in northern Peru unearth 3,000-year-old tomb believed to honor priest
Tomb was covered with six layers of ash mixed with black earth and was decorated with ceramic bowls and two seals
China won't require COVID-19 tests for incoming travelers as country reopens
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced the change at a briefing in Beijing on Monday.
Travel chaos unfolding in Europe as UK air traffic control working to fix 'technical issue'
Reports are emerging Monday of passengers being stuck at airports across Europe as Britain’s National Air Traffic Service (NATS) encountered what it described as a "technical issue."
Redheads stand out while blending in at annual Redhead Days Festival
With a fiery spirit, redheads gathered from around the world as a show of support and community.
3 Marines killed, 20 injured in Australia air crash
A Us Marine Corps aircraft crashed on a north Australian island Sunday, killing three Marines and injuring 20 during a multination training exercise.
Mystery hunters search for Loch Ness Monster to 'inspire new generation' of enthusiasts
The two-day "Nessie" search is being billed as the biggest survey of the lake in 50 years.
India's lunar rover rolls onto the moon, days after spacecraft's historic touchdown
India's lunar rover continued its walk on the moon Friday after the historic touchdown near the moon's south pole earlier this week, possibly helping determine if there is oxygen and hydrogen on the moon.